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Attaching a ThinkPad port replicator or docking station
Notes:
• Before you attach the computer to a ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, or
a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, disconnect an ac power adapter from the computer.
• If your computer is operating, make sure that it has nished any operations involving devices that are
connected to a USB connector and a USB/eSATA connector. Also make sure that any connection to
an Ethernet port has ended.
• Before you attach your computer to a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, or a ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series
3, make sure that the system lock key is in place and in the unlocked (horizontal) position.
The following drawings are for the ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, or the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3.
The procedure is the same for the ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3.
To attach your computer to a ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, or a
ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3, do the following:
1. To attach your computer, make sure that the system lock key is in place and in the unlocked (horizontal)
position for the ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3, or the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3. Make sure that
the mechanical lock is detached for the ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3.
2. Press the button 1 and pull the sliding adjuster in the direction shown by the arrow 2 .
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